First Snow of 2012!

To make up for the lack of pictures from the last two weeks (because who wants pictures of everyone lying around being sick) I present to you nearly every second of our outdoor adventure in the first snow of 2012. It feels like victory to get 4 kids dressed for the outdoors in winter and make it for 15 minutes outside ;) maybe it was even 20?

Eliot was confused about the seasons...

Have pitchers and catchers reported yet mama?

oh, to run free after almost 2 weeks of captivity and sickness

just enough snow for fun and small legs to tromp in

and of course snow clump fights (not really balls per se)

Eliot spent alot of time at ground level...

gotcha mama!

here, again, walking in boots is a learned skill

I seemed to be a primary target of snow clumps

but I got a few shots in myself (and photographed them too, so clever)

so forlorn 

comparison

we did it! we all got outdoors!

And in case this wasn't enough photos for you, I present, we all got outdoors 2011 version:

Eliot was riding in the sling incognito 

Playhouse

Behold: The rather splendid playhouse the NH cousins bestowed on us at Christmas. It's um, about as large as the kids bedroom (ok maybe it's just as large as the floorspace b/w 4 beds) so it's a sometimes toy)

complete with windows and doors

see the nice coloring they did?

peekaboo

and so roomy....

cause it's so large!

surprise!

Christmas in NH (Xmas part 4)

On the thursday after Christmas Day, we met our NH family at auntie Julie and Uncle Jarrod's house. It was fun times all around!

happy with her presents so far

wandering around looking handsome

checking out the cardboard playhouse

silly grampa, those are Lily's hair clips!

ornament for the tree

oohh a little ball mama....

grammie and the cousins

grammie did some rockin' knitting!

purple scarf!

handsome black spekled scarf

a most adorable hat (and really amusing animal from the cousins)

hanging with daddy

wrapping paper wars

Izzy snuggling the bunny we sewed for her

auntie and Izzy inspecting the family pictures

sweetie pie

grampa attack! 

giving Izzy smooches

Getting snuggles from the sleeping beauty

Christmas with the Maine Cousins (Part 2)

Because you need even more pictures of the awesome that is a cousin Christmas party...

Dueling Kindle devices for they that started this crazy family....

baby doll in an outfit mummi made

 Presents!

books from Mummi

coffee for the uncle

apps for the Iphone

 Hula Hoop madness:

 Gabriel and auntie Steph wear it well

Molly looks fabulous with a bow and a hula hoop

doing tricks, says Gabe

Eliot playing with a hula hoop

Logan giving it a twirl

 baskets of goodies were curtesy of Steph and family

 Auntie Spring charming the youngest nephews

 chillin with uncle Rich

 whatchya doin' Molly?

As you can see, we had quite a bit of fun!